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Light novels are infamous for their “clickbait” titles, but honestly, any general book lover can probably tell you about a title that was single-handedly responsible for reeling them…
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Hey everyone! We’ve been tagged by ThatRandomEditor in a pretty hilarious challenge. Started by Dewbond so I’ll let them give you the details. Choose up to five anime, manga or…
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Thanks to Scott for leaving the nominations open and Dewbond for starting this tag. The Rules For this Post Choose up to five anime, manga or visual novel…
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Welcome to the Anime Light Novel Title Tag Challenge Award. It’s the tag where we take an anime, and then we proceed to spoil the plot in a…
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A Light Novel Taxonomy
About a year ago, our own stardf29 ranked the light novels he’d read. I thought that sounded fun, but felt it would be for kind of lame to…
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Episode 697, “Dino Dumbass” (with @Henry_Thurlow)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Zach , Ed , Steve and Alex for our recap of One Piece Episode 1000…
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Show Notes: Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first episode of the Light Novel Podcast! This episode is mainly an introduction to the voices you’ll be hearing in the…
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Show Notes: Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first episode of the Light Novel Podcast! This episode is mainly an introduction to the voices you’ll be hearing in the…
Podcast 1 – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Light Novel Podcast
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Podcast 1 – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Light Novel Podcast
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Torture Princess: A Light Novel Masterpiece
The Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen light novels by Keishi Ayasato finished their English run last month, and I’m here to tell you why you need to check them…
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Light Novel Recommendations
While we’ve never been a review site, visitors and supporters still naturally ask for our take on anime and related properties. While you’ll find our thoughts scattered throughout…
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Explore the unexpected revelation about Pikachu's true name. Learn more about this intriguing discovery in the Pokémon manga.
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Light Novel Collection Development
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A Guide to “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!”
Ever wanted to predict what the next big anime hit will be? You need look no further than this guide to Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
I’m in Love with the Villainess Light Novel, Volume 4
When we left our heroines in Volume 3, they were in the Nur Empire, and we have had any number of massive plot points set up. So, of…
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I’m in Love With the Villainess, Volume 1, written by Inori, illustrated by Hanagata, out from Seven Seas, was an extraordinary read. I mean that in the most…
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Ten Great Manga that Start with the Letters of My Name
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25 Light Novel Club Sessions!
Later this month, volume two of Tearmoon Empire will be the subject of our 25th BtT Light Novel Club Meeting. Can you believe we’ve conducted that many sessions?…
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As the Light Novel Club enters 2020, we have a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand, we have read many wonderful light novel series so far,…
Light Novel First Impression: A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
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Christmas 2019 Bonus: In Another World With my Smartphone (Light Novel)
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I have a history of starting and dropping things. It’s the one quality about myself I dislike the most. I get really excited about something, dive into it…
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My Happy Marriage feels like a fun romance of two characters from a complex fantasy saga, and sidelined all unique elements in the process.
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Find your next page-turner in our light novel guide! Go back to the beginning with Sasaki and Miyano: First Years, or find out what happens when Only the…
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